What’s the Big Deal with CIO?

01-03-2011, 10:35 PM

Among parents of infants these days, there is constant debate about how to respond to a baby’s cries. On one hand, there are proponents of the “cry it out” method, where the baby is left alone to cry in the hopes that he or she will eventually stop. On the other hand, there are the attachment parents who respond immediately to their crying babies and attempt to soothe them using various methods including holding and cuddling. Margaret Chuong-Kim explains on The Attached Family magazine at http://theattachedfamily.com/membersonly/?p=2664.